Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-12

lhE FALSE REPORT OF MR. dEWITTS URATH.-
The report that Mayor Hewitt had dropped dead
In New York spread like wild fire throughout the
city this morning and found its way to the White
House. and the President was greatly shocked to
learn that another irty leader had been suddenly
removed He was much relieved when the denial
OF the report was received shortly afterwards.
Mr.. j. w. THOMPSON BRrTER-Mr j. W. Thomp-
son was somewhat better to-day, and expects to
be able to leave his bed tomorrow. II able he will
probably accept an invitation to take short
cruise soon on Mr.. A. E. Bateman's yacht.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator Palmer, Mr.. W. ". Corcoran, Controller
Maynard, Representatives, Matson, Lbbey, Neece,
Spriggs, O'Neill, Cox {NC.), Lawler and McCreary,
with Judge Sauf1ey, OF Kentucky; Gen. l. G. wal
J. Eckerson; Assistant Secretary Porter, with F.
Roorat STACEY and and Rincannon Of Tenn Thomas
Collector Charles II. Henshaw, OF X. L; Rev. John
J: Baxter, Of Bath, n Y, and Rev. H. NJ. Leddy, Of
Wellsville, N. Y.
ARMY ORDERs.-Assistant Medical Purveyor Jo-
seph E. Bailey has been relieved from duty in the
department of the east and ordered to New York
to take charge Of the medical purveying depot
there, relieving Medical StOrekeeper Henry john
son. First Lieut.. F. E. Hobbs, ordnance depart
ment, ordered from Philadelphia to Johnstown on
public business. Major H. E. Brown, surgeon,
granted SIX months leave, for disability. The
leave OF Capt. Richard Barnett, assistant surgeon
extended six months for disability second Lieut.
}. F. kreps, 22d infantry, granted four months
leave.
BROKE HIS LEG.-1t is learned that Lieut.. Joseph
S. Powell of the signal service, who was sent from
Washington to Omaha to organize weather bu-
reau for the Union Pacific Railroad company, re-
Gently met with a severe accident, breaking his
leg NO particulars are known.
FRIENDS OF LIEUTENANT WALsHE, OF the signal
corps, say that the ''false report" for which he is
to be court martialed next week, consisted in
making report to the indications board Of storm
warnings for the Atlantic coast dated day earlier
man 1t should have been They explain the trOu-
BILE by stating that the warnings did not leave the
signal Office until after midnight, which made the
date one day later.
DEATH OF NAVAL OFFICER.-Ensign Charles L.
McCein, q. s. n, an Instructor at Annapolis, died
yesterday In Brooklyn of hemorrhage Of the lungs,
aged ~ He accompanied the Greely relief expe-
d1t1on on the Thetis.
THE P. o. D. WILL CONTINUE TO SPELL IT Ten
NALLYTOwN.-F1rst Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson has decided not to change the Official
spelling OF the name OF the village of Tenleytown
where a small post office is located. Mr.. Tenley
and other residents Of the place some time ago
the spelling OF the name be changed from Tennal-
lytown to Tenleytown, alleging that the latter Is
more correct, from the fact that the name was
given TO 1t from the family OF TenleyS who lived
there and whose defendants are still among the
residents. 1t was shown however that there was
also family OF TennallyS, and that this name had
been In use ever since 1896. When the post Office
was established there In 1916 1t was called Tennal
lytown. and this is the name by which the Office
has been officially known to the department ever
since.
THINKS AMERICANS MIGHT COMPETE-The o. g.
consul ut Odessa informs the State department
that steps will probably be taken to construct
petroleum pipe line from Baku to Batoum. The
.eIg Will be about $50 miles, with inside
diameter OF seven inches and its greatest elevation
1900 feet. The consul thinks American manu-
IacturerS might compete successfully with those
OF Europe for supplying the necessary materials
MARYLAND. AND VIRGINIA POsTMAsTERs.-Thos.
W. Walker has been appointed postmaster at
Fraternity, Mecklenburg county, Va, and Lewis
E. Mason, GriZZard, Sussex county, Va, John a.
Thomas, Leland, Prince George county, Md.
INCREASED POSTAL RECEIPTs.-From 1nforma-
tion received at the Post Office department state
ment has been prepared showing the gross postal
receipts for the quarter ended December 31st
1856, as compared with the corresponding quarter
offices. The totals show an increase of nearly four
hundred thousand dollars In the receipts or an in
crease OF over eight per cent. For the quarter
ended December 31St, 1885, the receipts OF the
washington office was $99, ,393. 80, while for the
same period OF 1885 the receipts amounted to
$S2O54.O7, an Increase OF twenty-One per cent. In
Baltimore the increase was forty-s1x per cent
per cent, Philadelphia 1l5 per cent, Boston eight
per cent st. Louis 2.S per cent, and San Francisco
per cent.